destitute /ˈdɛstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈdɛstəˌtjuːt/ adjective /ˈdɛstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈdɛstəˌtjuːt/
adjective
Learner's definition of DESTITUTE
[more destitute; most destitute]
2
formal + literary : without something that is needed or wanted缺少;缺乏;没有—
+ of
the destitute
: people who are extremely poor : destitute people极贫穷的人 — destitution
/ˌdɛstəˈtuːʃən/ Brit /ˌdɛstəˈtjuːʃən/ noun [noncount]